Aasthik (आस्तिक) is a Sanskrit word which literally means Believer. I feel that to achieve anything in life, you need to believe. Whom you choose to believe - God, yourself, your abilities, ideals, principles, fate, luck or destiny is your choice. This blog includes posts on all sorts of things- technology, programming, day to day experiences, GOD, religion, spirituality, science, philosophy & theology.

Monday, December 5, 2011

iHuman–A tribute to Steve Jobs and his Humane Spirit.

Steven Paul Jobs, known to the world as Steve Jobs the Entrepreneur, the
Innovator, the Businessman, the Creator, the Visionary – was a human just as you
and me. No doubt he has a Larger than Life Image and he is one of the best the
world has seen, he still remains very very human.

I won’t be talking
about how great he was, what all products he created, but I would like to expose
his Human side. Just like us, he faced difficulties, had his share of problems,
he had his share of fame & criticism, he had his share of poverty, he had
his share of tragedies and dilemmas, but he came out strong and
triumphant.

Did you know that Steve Jobs had 400+ patents to his name??

This post is about that Humane Spirit, that dwells in
everyone of us – a gift from the Heavenly father which helps us face our
challenges and come out victorious.

He was born out of a relationship between a Professor and his student who
chose to give him up for adoption. He exchanged Coke Bottles for Food, had
weekly meals at the Hare Krishna Temple, slept on the floor on friends’ rooms;
worked as summer employee in a couple of organizations, before he was known to
you & me. He was just another fellow.

Did you know that Steve Jobs exchanged Coke Bottles for Food, had weekly meals at the Hare Krishna Temple, slept on the floor on friends’ rooms??

He had his share of personal
traumas, yes he cheated on his friend for money and yes he sued even teenagers
for posting blogs about Apple’s trade secrets. He had his share of fight with
Dell CEO, and complained about Windows copying Apple’s style while Xerox claimed
that Apple copied their style of Operating System for Mac.But he was determined
to succeed at any cost.

He had to leave the very organization he had co-founded, imagine what a
heart-break it would have been. But he bought and renamed NeXT, created PIXAR
and even returned to Apple. Became the member Board of Directors of Walt Disney
holding the most share by any individual (7%).

He took a salary of $1 per
year as the CEO of apple, but held its shares. He was known for firing employees
that at one time, many employees feared meeting him in the lift fearing that
they might not have their jobs when the lift stopped!

But for a person,
who had seen so much in his life, who had gone through tough times – he had
become strong. He wanted perfection at all cost. He gave his 100% and demanded
100% from others.

He wasn’t all good, because he was human. He had his
downsides just like we all do. But he was a living Legend and a Great Man
because he refused to quit, he refused to be defeated.

He gave us iPod,
iPad, iPhone but more important than that – he gave us an example of the
fighting Humane Spirit. His life is a message to the Human race – that they
should not quit easily; that life is about overcoming challenges. He taught us
to never give up. He taught us to give our 100%. He taught us that everyone has
his share of sufferings, tragedies and sorrows but the Humane Spirit is meant to
see us through.